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    in Brave New World‚ John is said to be a tragedy of a common man. John and Macbeth both share many differences according to Aristotle’s view of the tragic hero and Arthur Miller’s view of the common man. These differences include their standings‚ catharsis‚ and the tragic flaw. Aristotle believed that in order to be a tragic hero‚ the hero must first be represented as royal and noble man with high standings. In the beginning of the play Macbeth is represented as a man in position of greatness

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    Does Brutus “qualify” as a tragic hero? Marcus Brutus does qualify as the tragic hero in Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. A tragic hero is a good or even great man and thus wins our sympathy causing catharsis. A tragic hero displays hamartia— the hero makes a mistake causing the downfall of his fortune. A tragic hero usually brings suffering and death to other characters‚ even a whole country. Finally‚ a tragic hero goes into a situation in which there is no getting

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    definition: "Crowdfunding is a virtual phenomenon that aims to promote the realization of projects as varied as possible through the financial contribution of people who are interested in the implementation of such initiatives‚ motivated by several factors. To better understand the concept‚ we can break down the name in that crowd‚ in English‚ means "crowd"; and funding‚ "financing". Thus‚ it can be considered that are projects carried out by financing of a crowd of an audience. But is not based

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    Ques- Discuss Doctor Faustus as a tragedy relevant to all times Ans- Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe is a Tragedy Relevant To All Times. Pity and fear are the emotions that‚ according to the Greek philosopher Aristotle‚ are aroused by the experience of watching a tragedy. Doctor Faustus is a late sixteenth-century morality play‚ designed to teach its audience about the spiritual dangers of excessive learning and ambition. In fact‚ ‘tragedy’ according to Aristotle’s description (in the Poetics)

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    What is a tragedy? Is it a plot that some old guy made? Or is it more than that? A tragedy is a set of events that goes from order to chaos to order. In every tragedy‚ there is a tragic hero with a tragic flaw. I believe that the Tragedy Paper is a tragedy. In the Tragedy paper‚ Tim is the tragic hero because he saved Vanessa from being stuck with Patrick. Tim’s tragic flaw is not being Albino. However‚ being albino excellerates to his tragic flaw which is being self-conscious and hesitant with himself

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    her to also sever all relationships with her family and friends. Upon hearing the Nurse advise her to forget Romeo and marry Paris‚ Juliet responds with "Thou and my bosom henceforth shall be twain.” ( 3.5.252) Secondly‚ a tragic hero produces catharsis‚ an emotional purging at the end of the play‚ in the audience. When Romeo and Juliet find out their love is unacceptable‚ we cry for the unfairness of life. As well as the many deaths that happened between the two families‚ we also cry for the tragic

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    Catharsis‚ Rumination‚ Distraction‚ Anger‚ and Aggressive Responding” by Brad J. Bushman explains the difference between two major theories; Catharsis and Cognitive Neoassociation. Catharsis theory believes expressing anger will produce a positive improvement in one’s psychological state. Sigmund Freud thought building up unnecessary negative emotions

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    impulse created by an inner need whereby frustration causes aggression and this forms a cycle where continued aggression leads to more frustration and then further aggression and onwards Bandura‚ 1978). In other words‚ there is need to expel or “catharsis” the frustrations from time to time or this manifest as bursts of aggression. Frustration results from the gap between expectations and achievements (Bandura‚ 1978). Other researchers have subsequently determined that apart from frustration‚ other

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    Tolkien shows you a world where an “everyman” named Bilbo Baggins goes on an adventure with thirteen dwarves and a wizard named Gandalf to retake the Lonely Mountain from the greedy dragon Smaug. Many forms of literary elements appear in this book such as conflict‚ character archetypes‚ artifacts of attraction‚ and deus ex machina.. These elements work together to create a detailed fantasy world which many people enjoy. The main theme of this book is an “everyman” (Bilbo) can develop into a hero when

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    In the second line‚ he created the image of the “darker brother” (Hughes‚ 2017‚ Line 2). This is the Black Everyman in America. This Everyman is sent to the kitchen to eat but‚ instead of being discouraged‚ he eats and grows strong. The act of sending him to the kitchen is symbol of white America oppressing black America. By not being allowed a seat at the table‚ there is

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